Childhood Development

Children are the future of our communities! Childhood development is a broad category encompassing projects that help ensure children, from infancy all the way to the beginning of adulthood, are:

Mentally and physically healthy
Thriving in school
Provided with safe and wholesome opportunities to exercise and socialize

Recent news

Read about projects supported by 1889 Foundation that are related to childhood development.

1889 Foundation supports CAC’s continued work

1889 Foundation granted $53,000 to Circle of Support Child Advocacy Center (CAC) for its continued outreach and abuse prevention efforts. “1889 Foundation recognizes the important services that the

1889 Foundation supports Forged Futures initiative

The Safe Places Initiative, now renamed Forged Futures, is a collaboration between local community organizations that began in 2021 with an initial grant of $250,000 from 1889 Foundation